If you're looking for ways to fit more books into your life, picking up audiobooks is a great way to do it. You can listen on your commute, on vacation, or just at home while you're doing other things. This week, we're looking at five of the best audiobook services, based on your nominations. »3/01/15 8:00am Sunday 8:00am

When was the last time you burned a DVD so you could watch a video on your TV? Or set up a laptop on the living room carpet, cables strewn about, so you could watch a video on the big screen? That's all becoming old hat, thanks to apps like AllCast. »2/25/15 2:00pm Wednesday 2:00pm

Reality TV and dramas get tiresome. Sometimes you want a little something smarter to watch, and that's where XiveTV comes in. The service offers thousands of hours of documentary programming on topics from history and culture to space science and medicine. And yes, nature docs and wildlife adventures are in there too. »2/24/15 5:00am 2/24/15 5:00am

Google shook up the home theater market with its Chromecast device. Ever since it enabled developer access, the app market has been flooded with Google Cast support. Here are the most useful Chromecast apps. »2/17/15 8:00am 2/17/15 8:00am

It's easy to forget, but there are a lot more ways to stream movies and TV besides Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Here are some of the best—sometimes free—legal alternatives out there.»2/16/15 8:00am 2/16/15 8:00am

If Netflix and Hulu doesn't have enough cult classics for you, the newly launched service Shout! Factory TV has you covered. You can watch shows like Mystery Science Theater 3000 and The Twilight Zone, and films like Dreamscape and Plan 9 from Outer Space for free. »2/09/15 1:30pm 2/09/15 1:30pm

If you don't have a cable subscription, NBC will be streaming 11 hours of free, live programming around the big game on February 1st. And yes, that even includes the halftime show. »2/01/15 12:45pm 2/01/15 12:45pm

Android: Plex is one of the best personal media streaming services with one of the more confusing purchasing models. Today, the company is simplifying it to one, simple app on the Play Store. »1/27/15 5:30am 1/27/15 5:30am

iOS: We loved AllCast when it was released for Android and we finally have an iOS version today. The app streams videos, music, and photos from your phone to nearly any DLNA device, including Apple TV, Xbox 360/One, Roku, Amazon Fire, various smart TVs, and Chromecast. »1/13/15 12:30pm 1/13/15 12:30pm

The International Space Station circles the Earth about every 90 minutes, and in that time they move in and out of range of a number of terrestrial radio stations. If you're ever curious what's broadcasting in the part of the world the ISS is moving over, Radio ISS will play it for you. »12/30/14 5:30am 12/30/14 5:30am

Whether you have an Xbox One or a PlayStation 4, if you want to play online with friends, you'll need to cough up money for Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus. You may even pick it up just for free games every month. Still, there are some other perks to that membership you may not know about. Let's look at them. »12/29/14 10:00am 12/29/14 10:00am

Android/iOS: If you need to watch TV quietly or distract the kids without listening to their cartoons, the Tunity app on iOS and Android streams a TV channel's audio right to your device. »12/22/14 2:30pm 12/22/14 2:30pm

There are many reasons why you might want to cut cable, and it's easy to do. But if you've got a sports team you follow or a favorite show, the decision is much more difficult. Try just putting your subscription TV on hiatus during the off-season.»12/13/14 1:00pm 12/13/14 1:00pm

The Amazon Fire TV Stick is the bargain version of Amazon's super-fast voice search-enabled Fire TV. The HDMI version certainly sacrifices a lot of things that make Fire TV great, but is that bargain worth it? Absolutely. »11/20/14 1:33pm 11/20/14 1:33pm

YouTube unveiled a number of features for music lovers today, including a new invite-only streaming music service called YouTube Music Key, launching in beta next week, and a new home in your account just for your favorite songs and music videos. »11/12/14 10:35am 11/12/14 10:35am